different between lagena vs asteriscus

English

Etymology

From Latin

Noun

lagena (plural lagenas or lagenae or lagenæ)

1. (anatomy) The upper part of the cochlear duct.
2. (anatomy) A similar structure, shaped like a flask, that is a hearing organ in some vertebrates.
3. (historical) A wine-vase; an amphora.

Derived terms

• lagenar

Anagrams

• Angela, Galena, alnage, anlage, galena

Latin

Alternative forms

• lag?na, lagaena, lagoena, laguna

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ??????? (lág?nos, “flask, pitcher”).

Noun

lag?na f (genitive lag?nae); first declension

1. large earthenware vessel
2. flask, flagon

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• lagula
• lagella
• laguncula

Descendants

• Arabic: ????????? (laj?na) (super-rare)
• English: lagena
• Portuguese: laje, lájea, lajem, laja, lagena
• Swedish: lägel

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) , “lagena”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E.?J. Brill, page 518
• lagena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lagena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• lagena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Noun

asteriscus (plural asterisci)

1. (anatomy) One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.

Synonyms

• asterisk
• lagenolith

Further reading

• asteriscus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• scar tissue

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????????? (asterískos, “little star”), diminutive of ????? (ast?r, “star”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /as.te?ri?s.kus/, [äs?t????i?s?k?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /as.te?ris.kus/, [?st????iskus]

Noun

aster?scus m (genitive aster?sc?); second declension

1. a small star, an asterisk

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• asteriscus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press